Payroll and Pension Assistant Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Chiltern Railways £32,416 - Annum 4 ho[...]

Gumtree; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent job platform in Aylesbury is seeking a Payroll and Pension Assistant for a fixed-term contract of 12 months. The role involves managing payroll processes, ensuring compliance with tax laws, and handling pension administration. Ideal candidates will have experience in payroll, familiarity with pension regulations, and good communication skills. Knowledge of the iTrent HRIS system is desirable. This position offers a competitive salary of £32,416 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processing and compliance with applicable laws.
• Ability to manage payroll queries and provide support to employees.
• Familiarity with pension administration tasks.

Responsibilities

• Undertake payroll input and ensure timely processing.
• Act as the main point of contact for payroll queries.
• Process pension changes and support pension-related issues.

Skills

Experience of working in Payroll

Good working knowledge of Word and Excel

Good Communication skills

Education

CIPP Qualification

Tools

iTrent HRIS system

Job description

## DescriptionRole: Payroll and Pension Assistant Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months Location: Aylesbury Salary: £32,416 per annum Closing Date: Friday 23rd January 2026 Job Purpose \* To undertake a timely and accurate payroll, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and tax obligations. \* To comply with pension regulations and do administration for the company pension schemes \* Responsible for the input into the payroll system \* Acting as the first point of contact within the payroll team \* Ensuring that processes are up to date and communicated Key Accountabilities \* Monitoring the payroll inbox and undertaking all temporary input \* Acting as first point of contact for all payroll related queries \* Processing weekly and monthly reports \* Providing 1st line support to employees and managers \* Processing New starters, Leavers and changes in the payroll system \* Processing sickness, writing to employees reducing pay \* Overseeing maternity, paternity, and other statutory leave \* Completing the IRMA uploads into the payroll system, checking and resolving any exceptions \* Managing Childcare vouchers \* Processing pension changes (AVCs & AVC Extra) in iTrent and the pension portal \* Processing of retirements \* Running Business Objects reports \* Issuing P45s \* Completing payroll checking reports \* Managing all pension related queries \* Uploading the weekly xjnqpsq and monthly files to Railpen and Sharepoint \* Processing salary confirmations on the pension portal Person Specification Essential Criteria \* Experience of working in Payroll \* Good working knowledge of Word and Excel \* Experience of Pension administration \* Good Communication skills Desirable Criteria \* Experience within the rail industry \* Experience of Public sector pensions \* Use of iTrent HRIS system \* CIPP QualificationAd ID: **5417684171**